Touched by the goddess
Yamdrok Lake, in Tibet is one of the three sacred lakes, said to favour divination. Legend has that it has its origins in the transformation of a goddess. It currently supports many migratory birds. It also hosts the largest hydropower station in Tibet, leading to severe environmental concerns.
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- Asia (1061)
- Eastern Asia (241)
- China (151)
- Exact location (90.7269 E, 28.9006 N)
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1600 × 1060 px;
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Taken on 27
July
2019
Submitted on 15 February 2020
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Credit
Cedric Gillmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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